Full Description
Assessment and Grading in Classrooms is particularly geared to the needs of classroom teachers, emphasizing sound approaches to gathering both formative and summative information about student achievement of classroom learning targets, interpreting standardized tests for classroom purposes, and using information from multiple sources to help students learn. Clear and concise, this practical book is filled with classroom examples and stories that breathe life into the concepts presented in the text.
Contents
*Classroom Decision Making *Validity and Reliability *Learning Goals *Higher-Order Thinking *Planning Assessment and Instruction *Formative Assessment *Completion and Selected Response Test Items *Constructed Response Items *Performance Assessment *Scoring: Points, Rubrics, and Other Scales *Grading *Interpreting Standardized Test Scores Appendix A: Standards for Teacher Competence in Educational Assessment of Students Appendix B: Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education Revised Appendix C: Code of Professional Responsibilities in Educational Measurement Appendix D: Summaries of Taxonomies of Educational Objectives: Cognitive, Affective, & Psychomotor Domains Appendix E: Categories of Learning Targets Derived from the Dimensions of Learning Model Appendix F: Examples of Alternative Blueprints for a Summative Unit Assessment Appendix G: Scoring Guide for Nebraska's 8th Grade Writing Rubrics for Descriptive Writing Appendix H: Key Elements of Good Answers to Exercises Glossary References Name Index Subject Index
